| Description | Includes his amusing tricks at school, his apprenticeship, death of his sweetheart, his speculations, his leap into the horse-pond when hunting on his favourite bull 'Jupiter', his revenge, his visit to Doncaster and Pontefract races, his journey to London and visit to the King and his encounter with two footpads, extract from his last will and testament dated 17 Apr 1819
James Hirst known as Jemmy Hirst 1738-1829, was an English eccentric born to a farming family of Rawcliffe.
Annotated 'G Wilson, 31 Richard Cooper St. Goole, Summer 1922' |